Shree K. Nayar is a renowned computer scientist and academic known for his contributions to the fields of computer vision and computational imaging. He was born in India and earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Shree K. Nayar has been a professor at Columbia University in New York City, where he has held the T.C. Chang Chair in Computer Science. He is also affiliated with the Computer Vision Laboratory at the university. Over the years, he has made significant advancements in imaging technology, particularly in the areas of high dynamic range imaging, light field photography, and multi-sensor imaging systems.